LARIAT ETHERS. 3. MACROCYCLIC POLYETHERS BEARING DONOR GROUPS ON FLEXIBLE ARMS ATTACHED AT A NITROGEN PIVOT POINT

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)92953-3

The binding of lariat ethers utilizing a nitrogen pivot atom for the donor sidearm is enhanced considerably relative to the carbon-based systems and this may be explicable in terms of diminished "sidedness."